All set for Wanni liberation

Two years have lapsed already from date; the LTTE came out with the
first serious onslaught on the Security Forces after the signing of the
Ceasefire Agreement and immediately after President Mahinda Rajapaksa
became the President in November 2005.
The LTTE which engaged in a stealth war against the Security Forces
under the cover of the Ceasefire Agreement, on December 04, 2005 came
out with their first claymore attack targeting the Security Forces in
Jaffna.
Ten soldiers attached to the 51-1 Brigade at Atchuveli were killed as
the tractor they were travelling in got caught to a claymore mine near
Kondavil.
There was no apparent reason from the side of the LTTE to launch such
an attack targeting the Security Forces since Prabhakaran in his
so-called annual speech , made on November 27, 2005 had already conveyed
the message that the LTTE was willing to give a reasonable time frame
for President Rajapaksa to make peace initiatives to revive the
faltering peace process.
Just 48 hours after the first incident in Kondavil the LTTE again
came out almost with an identical one killing at least seven soldiers at
Irupalai, five Kilometres, North East of Jaffna. The incident took place
as Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka was assuming duties at the
Army Headquarters in Colombo.
LTTE's provocation act
The incidents that followed were basically provocative acts of the
LTTE who underestimated the level of patience of the Rajapaksa
administration and also the level of commitment shown towards the
continuation of the peace process.
The level of patience of the present administration exceeded only
when the LTTE made an aborted attempt to take the life of Army Commander
Lt. General Sarath Fonseka on April 25, 2006 inside the Army
Headquarters.
No guns were pointed at any of the LTTE hideouts in the North East
until they made a wrong move on April 25, 2005 in the game of peace with
the Sri Lankan Government.
Tigers dragged Govt. to war
But many diplomats and also analysts believe that the war against
terrorism should have been commenced when Foreign Minister Lakshman
Kadirgamar was assassinated. But this is not the time to repent on past
errors.
But the air strikes on Sampur were not the start of the game of war
between the LTTE and the present administration. Again it was the LTTE
which dragged this Government into a war against the LTTE, with the
closure of the Mavil Aru anicut.
The massacre in Kebithigollewa, the attempts to attack unarmed troops
carrying vessels Green Ocean and Jet Liner, the incident at Digampatana
may fill hundreds gaps to indicate why the Government had to respond
militarily towards the terror acts of the LTTE.
These facts have been conveniently forgotten by the present day
critics who so harshly criticize the present administration, for its
militaristic approach to tame the LTTE in their bid to see an end to the
North East problem.
Crocodile tears over CFA
These critics shed crocodile tears over the Ceasefire Agreement which
is now in shambles with the escalation of violence between the Security
Forces and the LTTE.
It is now time for the LTTE leader Prabhakaran to think whether he
has been benefited by the moves made by him to checkmate the present
administration locally and internationally by means of terrorism.
Has he been able to keep his past reputation in facing the Security
Forces is a question that has to be answered by Prabhakaran himself.
He has lost many of his soldiers, fortresses, bishops in his chess
game to checkmate the present administration. Now he has to continue his
game, confining to a limited number of square kilometres inside Wanni.
There is no way out for him as his limited hideouts too come under
Air Force attacks. The recent reports that Prabhakaran has been wounded
in an air raid on one of his hideouts in Jayathinagar, Kilinochchi on
November 26 and 28 has been confirmed by the defence authorities.
Finally it indicates that it was the Prabhakaran who is going to be
checkmated not the Government since he is left with limited moves to
make in the game of war if it is compared to a game of chess.
Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran who always issues death warrants
on the lives of other people, for the first time sniffed death on
November 26 when the SLAF carried out yet another air raid targeting
him.
The SLAF received reliable information about four to five locations
where Tiger leader Prabhakaran was moving on his birthday.
The MiGs and Kfirs that went into action took a precise target north
of Kilinochchi in Jayanthinagar around 5.25 p.m. on November 25. They
carried out the air raid using a increased number of bombs sufficient to
destroy the type of hard bunker where Tiger leader Prabhakaran usually
hides.
The pilots who carried out the task observed that anti air craft guns
at the location were activated once the target was hit precisely. That
confirmed that the Tiger leader was definitely there at the time of the
air raid.
200 guards around him
The Tiger leader has around 200 guards around him all the time. The
SLAF has received reliable information that 116 of Prabhakaran's
bodyguards also perished in the air raid.
Though there was no intelligence report about the exact damages
caused due to the air raid the SLAF observed that the area was
completely sealed off by the LTTE after the air raid and continued
another air raid on the same target on November 28 too.
According to information available the LTTE removed rubble from the
location to save the life of Prabhakaran who had been trapped inside a
destroyed bunker.
Fractures on arm and leg, to diabetic
Intelligence reports indicate that the top Tiger has sustained
injuries or fractures in his arm and a leg.
Since the Tiger leader is already suffering from diabetes the
situation has got worse and the LTTE is making attempts to evacuate him
to a foreign country for further treatment. Now he has lost many of his
comrades and left with only handful number of soldiers with him to fight
the final battle in the Wanni against any intrusion by the Security
Forces.
This is in the backdrop of strengthened manpower of the Security
Forces who are now waiting to make inroads to Wanni to liberate the
remaining civilian population from the clutches of the LTTE. Back into
the real situation the Security Forces have been able to weaken the many
of the LTTE FDLs in the Wanni by killing at least ten Tiger cadres
operating in the FDLs on a daily basis.
Therefore, the Tiger leadership is compelled to recruit each and
every able man and woman in the Wanni to guard their military
installations and also their FDLs.
More than 600 Tigers killed
According to figures available with the Security Forces more than 600
Tiger cadres have been killed in the Wanni FDLs come under the 57
offensive division which is engaged in pre-emptive operation ahead of
the Security Forces FDLs.
This number is very much high with the number of Tiger cadres killed
at the hand of the Special Forces and Commando troops independently
operating in the Wanni FDLs between Mannar and Vavuniya.
In the latest confrontation, Army troops yesterday took control over
LTTE side of the Uyilankulam checkpoint in Mannar after launching an
attack around 10 a.m.
At least eight terrorists were killed and twelve others were injured
due to Army fire. Seven LTTE bunkers were also destroyed by the Army
troops during this confrontation. During exchange of fire one solider
was killed and six others were injured.
Later in the afternoon a group of Tiger cadres attached to Charles
Anthony Brigade made an attempt to recapture the bunker line in the
checkpoint but fled the area due to retaliatory fire of the Army.
Subsequently troops captured four more bunkers at the checkpoint.
But Prabhakaran, it seems Prabhakaran is making every attempt to stop
this move of the Security Forces as it would mark the end of his
existence since the only lifeline available with him is the Tamil
Diaspora which is funding the terror operation of the LTTE.
But he is not willing to bow his head and enter the path of peace. He
is ready to even prey on the remaining population in Wanni for his
survival, without an iota of respect for the lives of these innocent
civilians.
Security Forces while making every attempt to take full control of
the Wanni in the bid to liberate the people from the iron grip of
Prabhakaran, are making every attempt eliminate Prabhakaran from the
scene as they believe that will make their efforts of eliminating
terrorism from the Sri Lankan soils.
So it is now high time for the Tiger leader Prabakaran to flash back
on past errors which had backfired on him by pushing the present
Government towards the military path and think seriously about engaging
in genuine peace efforts with the Government as his life is at risk at
the hand of the Security Forces.
The Security Forces who are now engaged in search operations have
been convinced that the Tiger team operating inside the Yala National
park is directly handled by the LTTE Wanni leadership to destabilize the
Southern security situation.
The ongoing investigations have confirmed that the troops who
confronted a group of LTTE cadres in Debaraduwa 30 km away from Yala on
December 11, was a part of the group who attacked the Thalgasmankada
Army detachment on October 15 killing seven soldiers there.
The Tiger cadre 'Maliyan' who is now under detention has identified
the female Tiger cadre whose body was recovered by the Security Forces
after Debaraduwa confrontation was Valarmadhi who operated with the
group launched attack on Thalgasmankada Army detachment.
Maliyan was arrested recently when he was attempting to flee from the
group operating inside the Yala National Park.
Maliyan has recognized Valarmadhi who is a member of the Malathi
regiment which is operating in Wanni under the command of Vidusha but
not a member of two women regiments 'Maduna' and 'Anbarasi' which were
operated in the East after her body was shown to him.
According to investigation the group operating in Yala was operating
under the command of Ram who had fled to Kanchikudichchiaru jungles
after Thoppigala was fallen to the hands of the Security Forces.
Later he has sent two groups to Southern part of the country under
the directive from Wanni to destabilize the situation there in the
South.
Public should act responsibly
A large quantity of food items recovered inside the Yala National
Park indicates that the group was planning to operate inside the jungle
for a long period.
It seems they have received these food stocks with the help of
civilians living around the Yala National Park.
Intercepted communications of this LTTE group indicate that though
they are not willing to operate in the area as they are facing
difficulties in getting supplies, they have been given strict
instruction from the Wanni leadership to remain there and continue their
operations.
Therefore, it has become vital factor for them to get food supplies
from the area itself if they are to continue their operations.
Otherwise they will have to leave the area short of their
expectations. The Security Forces expect public to act responsibly at
this decisive stage by not providing any material for unidentified
people in the area. |